Martin Ritchie

Journalist at Bloomberg News in Shanghai

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Guinea says it will unveil plans next month to start limiting exports of bauxite. That could end a decade of expansion that's largely fed China's vast aluminum industry.

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@china_laborlaw Will there be a PPT?

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Many people have been asking: "Martin, what does samarium oxide look like?"

Here it is. Courtesy of Lynas Rare Earths, which just produced its first batch of the material at its plant in Malaysia. Another incremental step to reduce global reliance on China.